Khaberni - A new documentary about Michael Jackson, which started airing yesterday Wednesday in Britain, features previously unpublished audio recordings of the late star revealing his thoughts on children, including his belief that they desired to touch him.
The four-episode documentary "Michael Jackson: The Trial," produced by Wunderhood Studios in London, covers Jackson's 2005 trial for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor named Gavin Arvizo at his Neverland Ranch in California.
In a promotional teaser for the film on the production company's website, Jackson is heard saying, "Children just want to touch me, to hug me,", and also heard saying "Children end up falling in love with my persona," adding "sometimes that gets me into trouble".
The documentary about the famous 2005 trial, which ended with Jackson’s acquittal, poses deep questions about fame, race, and the American justice system, according to what was reported by the production company’s website.
The Channel Four stated in a press release that the audio recordings are taken from interviews with a rabbi whom Jackson turned to for spiritual guidance, and the British channel said, "Jackson reveals intimate secrets during hours of recorded interviews".
They added: "These recordings, most of which have never been broadcasted before, provide an unprecedented look at Michael's way of thinking and his troubled childhood," and also show his "attachment" to Arvizo.
The airing of the new documentary comes just days after the release of the promotional trailer for the biopic "Michael", starring Jafar Jackson, Michael’s nephew, scheduled to be released in cinemas on April 24th.
Jackson, who died on June 25, 2009, from an overdose of the anesthetic Propofol, faced multiple allegations of child sexual abuse during his lifetime, and in addition to his acquittal in 2005, Jackson settled a legal case in 1994, paying 15 million dollars in a case involving another child.
